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Sun Valley, ID vs Wallace, ID

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- Wallace spends 27.7% less per student than Sun Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% higher in Wallace than in Sun Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wallace had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sun Valley
 Sun Valley, IDWallace, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,419$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8504573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 20 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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Reviews for Wallace    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great small town. Historic and beautiful and wedged between mountains and green trees. Great little commercial district that includes the famous Red Light Garage and  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have a an annual retreat in Wallace each year. Always a great time. Very unpretentious and extremely affordable. With out doubt the best snow we've experienced. The  More

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Over 20 years ago

Wallace was the stand-in for the mythical town of Dante's Peak in the Pierce Brosnan film of the same name, about a Pacific Northwest town obliterated by a volcanic  More

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